Answer to May 2020 Photo Quiz
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00069-19
Abstract: Answer: Entamoeba histolytica (ameboma). Histopathological examination of the rectal tissue revealed necrosis with inflammatory exudates and abundant amoebic trophozoites (see Fig. 1B to D in the photo quiz), confirming the diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica infection.… read more here.
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Photo Quiz: a Present during Surgery
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00415-22
Abstract: An 84-year-old male with a senile right eye cataract underwent surgery in March 2021. The patient presented foreign body sensation for over 1 year. The patient lived in an urban area in the north of… read more here.
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Answer to September 2019 Photo Quiz
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00480-19
Abstract: Answer: Crusted scabies. This patient had crusted scabies (CS). CS is caused by hyperinfestation by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. CS was scientifically described in 1848 by Norwegian physicians Daniel Danielssen and Carl Boeck, who believed… read more here.
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Photo Quiz: A Farm Worker with Cavitary Pneumonia
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00743-19
Abstract: A 51-year-old Spanish-speaking female with a history of diabetes mellitus and hypertension presented to the emergency department with dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, night sweats, and fever. She noted 10 years of intermittent cough, productive of… read more here.
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Photo Quiz: A Fishy Tale of Endocarditis
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00885-16
Abstract: A previously well middle-aged woman presented to the emergency room following a nonsyncopal fall at home. On examination, she appeared comfortable, with normal hemodynamic parameter values. Unexpectedly, a grade 3/6 pansystolic murmur was heard at… read more here.
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Photo Quiz: Widely Hyperkeratotic Crusting in an Intensive Care Patient
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01302-22
Abstract: The patient was diagnosed with crusted scabies infection, as confirmed by microscopic examination of skin scrapings, which showed eight-legged scabies mites (Sarcoptes scabiei). Topical therapy with sulfur ointments produced no dramatic improvement. The rash gradually… read more here.
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Answer to November 2019 Photo Quiz
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01394-18
Abstract: Answer: Cutaneous infection due to Mycobacterium chelonae. The presence of acid-fast bacilli in a Kinyoun stain of the tissue suggested that this infection was caused by Mycobacterium spp. Mycobacterial species capable of causing nodular skin… read more here.
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Answer to March 2020 Photo Quiz
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01873-18
Abstract: Answer: Lecythophora (Coniochaeta) hoffmannii . A few yeast-like colonies were isolated on fungal culture (Sabouraud dextrose agar) after 7 days at 30°C (see Fig. 1A and B in the photo quiz). Microscopic examination with lactophenol cotton… read more here.
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Photo Quiz: Orbital Apex Mass: First, Do No Harm
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02045-21
Abstract: A69-year-old male with a history of polymyalgia rheumatica presented with 4 months of intermittent sharp left retro-orbital pain and worsening vision. Two weeks prior to symptom onset, he underwent an ozone sinus treatment which caused… read more here.
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Answer to July 2017 Photo Quiz
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DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02484-15
Abstract: Answer: Mycetoma due to Curvularia pseudolunata . Histopathological study had shown, in the center of the dermal zones of suppurations and granulomas, black grains composed of large septate, branched, brown hyphae with chlamydospores (see Fig.… read more here.
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